A GLASS GOBLET

A GLASS GOBLET

BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, MID-18TH CENTURY

Of tapering cylindrical form, on a facetted baluster stem and a spreading foot, one side engraved with a partially gilt black Imperial double-headed eagle flanked by foliate sprays, the other engraved with the crowned cypher of Elizabeth Petrovna, apparently unmarked

8 3⁄8 in. (21.3 cm.) high